16 Months

Lily is so funny these days. We went out and took pictures the day she turned 16 months so I wanted to share a few. She is in to everything right now. She ignores her toys for the most part and chooses to terrorize Thimba and look for drawers to get into, things to pull off of counters and tables, trash and recycling. She is very busy and has a ton of energy. She gives you the "I know I'm cute look" all the time. Such a silly stinker. She loves to laugh and be chased. She doesn't like to snuggle unless she is really tired. Right now she is an ok eater with her favorite foods being fruit, beans, cheese, bbq chicken, turkey, french toast, waffles, eggs, pasta and sweet potatoes. She doesn't like many veggies at all sadly. She loves animals and doesn't have much of a fear of strangers. She still doesn't say too many words. Mama, dada, uh-oh, hi, woof woof, meow, and growling. Since she learned to growl like a bear, she stopped saying woof woof and meow and prefers to growl at all animals. It is pretty funny. We love our little Lily stinker so much. She is a total mess but oh so funny and we are so thankful for her!

The Blonde Baby

Food Photography

My photography playgroup had a fun little get together last week.  We normally focus on shooting the kids, but this time we decided to make food our subject.  Of course the kids invariably make it into some of the pictures!  We had a great time and it was nice to be able to take our time which you can't do when you are shooting a wild toddler.  It was Carrie's birthday so I stopped by Sprinkles on my way out.  It isn't often that you eat your subject when you are done shooting. :)

 

The Good China

We have friends, the Cislaghis, that have always used their nice china when we come over for dinner.  For the longest time after we were married, our china was packed away under our bed because we didn't have a cabinet for it.  Once we moved into our house and finally unpacked it, I decided that we should follow in the Cislaghis footsteps and use it anytime we had a semi nice (as in not pizza and kid free) meal.  Our friends Joseph and Bryce came over for dinner earlier this week, and I enjoyed setting a pretty table for us to enjoy.  We had a great time catching up with them, especially since Joseph moved to Boston and we only see him once or twice a year when he is home visiting family.

Watching the rain

Little bit was very into watching the rain on Friday.  She also just had to be standing on the window sill.  She loves climbing on chairs, tables, window sills, couches, her toys, her wagon.  If she can get up there she will try.  You can see her Central Market balloon in her hand, and she'll carry that around with her until it pops.  She has a bit of a balloon obsession and we went to a birthday party on Friday morning where she joyously passed the time tangled up in a mass of balloons.

Typical Friday Night

We usually stay home on Friday nights because they can be hectic at the end of a work week, but if we don't, you'll usually find us hanging out with our good friends and their kiddos.  It is fun to watch the little ones run around and crack each other up.  At any one of our houses there is a poor dog or two who is subject to a little torture (but you know they love the attention!) We are so thankful for our sweet friends!

Dragosaur

Last year, my sweet little baby was a giraffe for Halloween.  She was adorable in her little outfit and I loved snuggling my then two month old.  This year, she has turned into a monster.  A cute as can be, tantum throwing, white haired monster (because everyone comments on the hair, I will too.)  So, while my friends little girls dressed up as sweet little pigs and lambs and kitty cats, Lily dressed up as a dinosaur (but Phil and I like to call her a dragosaur for fun, hence the blog title.)  Thanks to our little friend Campbell for so generously lending us his costume from last year.  It totally fit her personality and it was hilarious to see her marching around the neighborhood shaking her tail feather.  We love this girl!

 One tantrum, coming right up!

 Ta-da!

 Back to happy. :)